Mi‘yarul-Madhahib

The Criterion for Religions

Background

The Promised Messiah(as)’s thirst for establishing the supremacy of Islam over other religions was simply unquenchable. After every book, which he wrote to highlight the sublimity of Islam he found new points and new aspects that prompted him to write how the teachings of Islam were superior to the teachings of all other faiths.

The Book

This book, Mi‘yarul-Madhahib, examines Islam from an entirely new angle, how Islam responds to challenges posed by nature. It is from this angle that he examined features of the Aryah Samaj and Christianity and then compared them to Islam. The Promised Messiah(as) contended that the teachings contained in the Holy Quran were in strict accord with instinctive human requirements and it took them to a higher plank of sublimity and spiritualism. The comparative study thus presented in this book gives to the reader a bird’s eye view of the existing religions and brings out sharply the characteristics of Islam. Islam is strictly in accord with human nature and appeals to mankind.

Specimen of Writing

The God of Aryans had no power of any creation, but it is said that he can join some of the created material, but the Yasu‘ of Christians had not even that power. When he was put on the Cross and the Jews coaxed him if you could save yourselves now then we could believe in you, and then he was helpless and saving himself was a great challenge, he could not even keep the soul linked with the body. Then some people behind scenes made up the story that he became alive in his grave.1

The third religion (in comparison to Aryans and Christianity) is Islam. Finding God in this religion is very simple and is in accordance to human nature. The Holy Quran guides—and direct to a God—and is a clearly mirrored in Laws of Nature. His Might and Wisdom clearly sparkled and reflected in every iota.2